Badger Bites
2022 and 2023 NCAA Qualifier ... parents are Scott and Jenifer Model ... brother Gavin Model also wrestles for the Badgers ... earned bachelor's degree in rehab psychology in 2022 ... working towards master's degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis ...
Honors & Awards
- 2023 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)
- 10th place at 2023 Big Ten Championships (157 pounds)
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten (4.0 semester GPA)
- 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 semester GPA)
- 2022 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)
- 7th place at 2022 Big Ten Championships (157 pounds)
- Big Ten Wrestler of the Week - Jan. 19, 2022
- USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week - Jan. 19, 2022
Year-By-Year
2022-23: Team Co-Captain ... ranked 17th at 157 pounds by Intermat in preseason ... opened the season undefeated (3-0) at the Battle in the River City in Jacksonville, Fla. ... placed 5th at 2022 Midlands Championships after advancing to quarterfinals with 4-2 record at 157 ... capped off final year with a 17-11 record... wrestled in all 16 of Wisconsin duals going 11-5... multiple upsets including No. 3 Kendall Coleman of Purdue ... 9th seed at Big Ten Championships and placed 10th... automatic qualifier for NCAA Championships for second year in a row... upset No. 14 Cole Siebrecht of Iowa at NCAA Championships but fell to No. 3 Peyton Robb and No. 21 Cael Swensen of South Dakota State... finished Badger career with a 70-74 record... 2023 Academic All-Big Ten and 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2021-22: Team Co-Captain ... Earned first career qualification to the 2022 NCAA Championships ... finished 7th at 2022 Big Ten Championships to earn automatic qualification to national tournament ... selected as both the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week and USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on January 19, 2022 after earning a 10-5 decision win over fourth-ranked Brayton Lee of Minnesota (Model was ranked 33rd in the country by Intermat at the time). Upset win helped lead Wisconsin to a 21-15 victory over Minnesota on the road, first win since the 2010-11 season ... wrestled all 14 of Wisconsin's duals at 157 pounds ... finished 15-14 overall including 7-7 record in duals (6-6 Big Ten) and seven bonus-point wins.
2020-21: One of the Badgers most consistent starters ... earned a 4-7 overall record at 157 pounds in COVID-shortened season ... 10th place at 2021 Big Ten Championships at 157 pounds and 1-4 record, including 7-5 decision victory against Indiana's Luke Baughman ... opened season with two victories at dual-match triangular with Illinois and Ohio State, winning 3-2 decision against Ohio State's Elijah Cleary and 7-3 decision against Illinois' Johnny Mologousis ... pinned Nebraska's Caleb Licking in 4:26 on the road against the Cornhuskers.
2019-20: Picked up the Badgers first technical fall of the season against Buffalo's Hunter Shaut ... won a major decision at the Midlands Championships over Columbia's David Berkovich, winning 18-6 ... had a huge win over Penn State's Bo Pipher getting the 13-4 major decision for the team ... went into the 2020 Big Ten Tournament as the 12th seed at 157 pounds and finished in eighth place with two big wins over Ohio State's Elijah Cleary and Penn State's Bo Pipher
2018-19: Competed at 149 and 157 pounds for the Badgers in his first competitive season … recorded an 11-14 overall record … went 2-2 at SIUE Cougar Clash to take third place … moved up to 157 pounds midway through the season and went 1-3 in duals, recording a win over Jahi Jones of Maryland and two narrow losses to top-10 ranked opponents … started for the Badgers at 157 in the Big Ten Tournament, going 2-3 … recorded two technical falls on the season
2017-18: Completed his first campaign 14-11 competing unattached ... had nine bonus-point victories with four falls, four major decisions and one technical fall ... went 4-1 at the Blugold Open ... recorded a 0:46 fall over Manchester's Patrick Waugh at the Michigan State open.
High School: Wisconsin state champion as a junior for Stoughton High School ... went 50-7 as a junior ... qualified for state as a sophomore, going 49-10 ... high school coach was Bob Empey and Dan Spilde ... member of schoolboy national team ... competed in Ukraine as a part of the Wisconsin national team ... also competed in cross country and track & field ... qualified for the WIAA state cross country meet in 2016
| Year |
Overall |
Duals |
B1G |
Pins |
B1Gs |
NCAAs |
| 2022-23 |
17-11 |
11-5 |
8-8 |
0 |
10th |
1-2 (DNP) |
| 2021-22 |
15-14 |
7-7 |
6-6 |
2 |
7th |
0-2 (DNP) |
| 2020-21 |
4-7 |
3-4 |
4-7 |
1 |
10th |
-- |
| 2019-20 |
9-15 |
3-7 |
3-8 |
0 |
8th |
-- |
| 2018-19 |
10-14 |
1-4 |
2-9 |
0 |
TBA |
-- |
| 2017-18 |
15-12 |
-- |
3-2 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
| Career |
70-74 |
25-27 |
26-40 |
7 |
5X |
2X |
Why Wisconsin?
"I really liked the environment of the campus as well as the relationships that this team has. They are like brothers to me and we all have each other's back. We all are driven to win at the highest level."
Off the Mat
- Where is your favorite place on campus? Memorial Union
- Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Chipotle
- What is something interesting you did this past summer? Went fishing in the mountains of Wyoming
- Where is your go-to study spot? Wrestling lounge
- What is your major? Rehab Psychology
- What are your post-college plans? Don't have any yet
- Where is your favorite place to wrestle? UW Field House
- When did you begin wrestling? When I was 5, my mom said I had too much energy
- What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The environment that the coaches create and the camaraderie that the team provides
- What is something you do before every match? Eat skittles
- If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Devin Bahr, because we already are pretty much the same so I know it would be fun
- If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? Men's basketball because I'm a sharpshooter
- Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Happy Gilmore
- What is your favorite sports team? Madison mallards
- What other sports did you play growing up? Track and cross country
